Douglasville, GeorgiaSeptember 1960

In late September and early October 1960, a retired Air Force sergeant and his wife near Douglasville, Georgia, observed three bright objects moving across the evening sky. The objects appeared much brighter than any ordinary star, roughly ten times brighter than Venus. They were not seen all at once. Objects number one and three appeared at the same time on several different nights, while object number two showed up about three to four hours later.

The witnesses saw these objects on September 28, 29, 30, October 1, and October 9. All three objects traveled away from the observers in generally straight lines. Occasionally they seemed to dance or shift in altitude, making subtle zigzag movements as they moved. Object one appeared forty degrees above the western horizon and vanished in the same direction. Object three rose thirty degrees above the southern horizon and disappeared toward the southwest. Object two climbed the highest, reaching fifty to fifty-five degrees above the western horizon before disappearing toward the northwest.

The Air Force requested detailed information, including weather data from the nights in question. The station at Dobbins Air Force Base in Georgia provided atmospheric conditions for each sighting, documenting wind speeds, cloud cover, visibility, and temperature gradients. The investigation closed with a conclusion that the objects fit the characteristics of known astronomical objects, particularly planets and stars. The case evaluation stated that the objects "were probably astronomical objects."

The full case file, consisting of 9 pages, is reproduced below as held by the National Archives.